The Girls’ Empowerment Movement (GEM) is a Sage Hill student-led service-learning group that hosts an annual girls empowerment and leadership conference.
The seventh annual GEMfest will host middle school girls from across the region for a day of inspiration and mentorship on Saturday, March 8 from 10 a.m. to 2:30...
The Corona del Mar Residents Association (CdMRA) will hold its monthly community meeting on Thursday, February 20, at 7:30 a.m. at OASIS Senior Center in Corona del Mar.
Newport Beach Mayor Joe Stapleton will attend the meeting and share the City’s plans and goals for the coming year. Also attending...
Dave Miner, a 22-year veteran of the Newport Beach Police Department (NBPD), has been named as its next Chief of Police, City Manager Grace Leung announced on Wednesday, Feb. 5.
Miner has held a variety of field and command-level positions since he joined the NBPD in 2002, including deputy chief...
The City of Newport Beach has recently received questions and concerns from community members about the future of the Corona del Mar Certified Farmers Market as its current operating license agreement draws to a close.
To ensure fairness, the City of Newport Beach has launched a competitive bidding process that...
Each year the Newport Beach City Council joins city staff and residents for a community-wide planning session. We had that opportunity on Saturday, February 1, as almost 100 participants gathered at Marina Park for three and a half hours to weigh in on a variety of priorities with the...
By Joe Stapleton, Mayor of Newport Beach
As we watched in terror as the Palisades, Eaton and Hurst fires devastate our neighbors up north in Los Angeles, we in Newport Beach have much to be grateful for. But our relative calm compared to the hellscape that has razed Los Angeles...
By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager
The long-awaited dredging project for lower Newport Harbor will move forward, following recent approval by the Newport Beach City Council and Port of Long Beach to use dredged sediment for a pier fill project at the port.
This arrangement is similar to Newport Beach's...
Will Newport Beach be the next Pacific Palisades?
In light of the devastating fires in Pacific Palisades and Altadena, Newport Beach Fire Chief Jeff Boyles and Newport Beach Fire Marshal James Gillespie will make a presentation on the state of wildfire preparedness in Newport Beach, and will be sharing photos...
The Fair Housing Foundation will be holding a Fair Housing Workshop at the Newport Beach City Hall in the Corona del Mar Conference Room, Bay E 1st Floor, located at 100 Civic Center Dr. from 2 to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025.
This workshop is free and open...
By Grace Leung, Newport Beach City Manager
The next meeting of the Newport Beach City Council will be on Tuesday, January 28. A closed session meeting will begin at 4 p.m. The regular meeting begins at 5 p.m. The full agenda is available here: https://www.newportbeachca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/77119/72.
Agenda items include:
A $1.2 million...
